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Countries by military spending as a share of GDP

Oman had the highest military spending as a share of GDP of 154 countries in 2021, at 6.6% of GDP. Panama had the lowest, at 0% of GDP. The median was 1.5% of GDP and the figure for the World was 2.1% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

Highest6.6Oman
Lowest0Panama
Median1.5154 countries
World2.1History

Top 40 countries, 2021

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OmanOman: 6.6 % of GDP6.6QatarQatar: 6.5 % of GDP6.5Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 6.4 % of GDP6.4KuwaitKuwait: 6.1 % of GDP6.1AzerbaijanAzerbaijan: 4.9 % of GDP4.9AlgeriaAlgeria: 4.9 % of GDP4.9IsraelIsrael: 4.8 % of GDP4.8JordanJordan: 4.7 % of GDP4.7ArmeniaArmenia: 4.5 % of GDP4.5MyanmarMyanmar: 4.4 % of GDP4.4GreeceGreece: 3.8 % of GDP3.8MoroccoMorocco: 3.7 % of GDP3.7RussiaRussia: 3.6 % of GDP3.6BahrainBahrain: 3.5 % of GDP3.5UkraineUkraine: 3.4 % of GDP3.4United StatesUnited States: 3.4 % of GDP3.4PakistanPakistan: 3.4 % of GDP3.4MaliMali: 3.4 % of GDP3.4BruneiBrunei: 3.2 % of GDP3.2NamibiaNamibia: 3.2 % of GDP3.2ColombiaColombia: 3.2 % of GDP3.2BotswanaBotswana: 3 % of GDP3KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan: 2.8 % of GDP2.8SerbiaSerbia: 2.7 % of GDP2.7South KoreaSouth Korea: 2.6 % of GDP2.6TunisiaTunisia: 2.6 % of GDP2.6SingaporeSingapore: 2.5 % of GDP2.5MauritaniaMauritania: 2.5 % of GDP2.5IndiaIndia: 2.5 % of GDP2.5SeychellesSeychelles: 2.5 % of GDP2.5TogoTogo: 2.4 % of GDP2.4Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo: 2.3 % of GDP2.3UgandaUganda: 2.3 % of GDP2.3Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 2.3 % of GDP2.3IranIran: 2.3 % of GDP2.3IraqIraq: 2.3 % of GDP2.3EcuadorEcuador: 2.2 % of GDP2.2PolandPoland: 2.2 % of GDP2.2LatviaLatvia: 2.2 % of GDP2.2Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 2.1 % of GDP2.1
% of GDP. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2021
% of GDP		Change on 2020
1Oman6.6-1.4 pts
2Qatar6.5n/a
3Saudi Arabia6.4-2 pts
4Kuwait6.1-0.2 pts
5Azerbaijan4.9-0.3 pts
6Algeria4.9-1 pts
7Israel4.8-0.3 pts
8Jordan4.7-0 pts
9Armenia4.5-0.5 pts
10Myanmar4.4+1.1 pts
11Greece3.8+0.8 pts
12Morocco3.7-0.2 pts
13Russia3.6-0.5 pts
14Bahrain3.5-0.5 pts
15Ukraine3.4-1 pts
16United States3.4-0.2 pts
17Pakistan3.4-0.1 pts
18Mali3.4-0 pts
19Brunei3.2-0.4 pts
20Namibia3.2-0.3 pts
21Colombia3.2-0.3 pts
22Botswana3-0.3 pts
23Kyrgyzstan2.8-0.3 pts
24Serbia2.7+0.4 pts
25South Korea2.6-0 pts
26Tunisia2.6-0.1 pts
27Singapore2.5-0.3 pts
28Mauritania2.5+0.1 pts
29India2.5-0.3 pts
30Seychelles2.5+1.1 pts
31Togo2.4+0.2 pts
32Republic of the Congo2.3-0.3 pts
33Uganda2.3-0.1 pts
34Burkina Faso2.3+0.2 pts
35Iran2.3+0.1 pts
36Iraq2.3-0.9 pts
37Ecuador2.2-0.2 pts
38Poland2.2-0 pts
39Latvia2.2-0.1 pts
40Central African Republic2.1+0.3 pts
41Chad2.1-0.1 pts
42Vietnam2.1-0 pts
43Uruguay2.10 pts
44Burundi2-0.1 pts
45United Kingdom2-0.1 pts
46Estonia2-0.2 pts
47France2-0 pts
48Australia2-0 pts
49Croatia2+0.3 pts
50Lithuania1.9-0.1 pts
51Mozambique1.9-0.1 pts
52Romania1.9-0.2 pts
53Afghanistan1.8+0.5 pts
54Türkiye1.8-0.3 pts
55Cyprus1.8-0.1 pts
56Senegal1.8+0.3 pts
57Belarus1.7+0.2 pts
58Sri Lanka1.7-0 pts
59Cambodia1.7-0.1 pts
60Eswatini1.7-0.2 pts
61Norway1.7-0.3 pts
62Chile1.6-0.4 pts
63Slovakia1.6-0.2 pts
64Italy1.6-0.1 pts
65Gabon1.6-0.1 pts
66Fiji1.6-0 pts
67Georgia1.6-0.2 pts
68China1.6-0.1 pts
69Zimbabwe1.6+0.6 pts
70Montenegro1.6-0.2 pts
71Guinea1.5+0.1 pts
72Lesotho1.5-0.3 pts
73Portugal1.5+0.1 pts
74Rwanda1.50 pts
75Bulgaria1.5-0.1 pts
76South Sudan1.5-0.4 pts
77Honduras1.50 pts
78Jamaica1.5-0.2 pts
79Guinea-Bissau1.5-0.1 pts
80Thailand1.4-0 pts
81Philippines1.4+0.1 pts
82North Macedonia1.4+0.2 pts
83Angola1.4-0.4 pts
84Spain1.40 pts
85Netherlands1.4-0 pts
86Niger1.4-0.4 pts
87Czechia1.3+0.1 pts
88Equatorial Guinea1.3-0.3 pts
89Bolivia1.3-0.1 pts
90Hungary1.3-0.4 pts
91Finland1.3-0.1 pts
92Denmark1.3-0.1 pts
93Germany1.3-0.1 pts
94Slovenia1.2+0.2 pts
95Albania1.2-0.1 pts
96Canada1.2-0.2 pts
97Nepal1.2-0.1 pts
98El Salvador1.2-0.2 pts
99Sweden1.20 pts
100Bangladesh1.2-0.1 pts
101Lebanon1.2-1.9 pts
102Somalia1.20 pts
103New Zealand1.2-0.2 pts
104Peru1.2-0.2 pts
105Brazil1.1-0.2 pts
106Belize1.1-0.2 pts
107Tanzania1.10 pts
108Egypt1.1-0 pts
109Timor-Leste1.1-0.7 pts
110Kenya1.1-0 pts
111Belgium10 pts
112Japan10 pts
113Nigeria1+0.4 pts
114Tajikistan1+0.1 pts
115Cameroon10 pts
116Malaysia1-0 pts
117Zambia1-0.2 pts
118Guyana1-0.4 pts
119Sudan0.9-0.1 pts
120Paraguay0.9-0.1 pts
121Bosnia and Herzegovina0.9+0.1 pts
122Côte d’Ivoire0.9-0.1 pts
123Austria0.9-0 pts
124Trinidad and Tobago0.90 pts
125Liberia0.8+0.4 pts
126South Africa0.8-0.1 pts
127Kazakhstan0.8-0.1 pts
128Gambia0.8-0 pts
129Indonesia0.7-0.1 pts
130Malawi0.7-0.1 pts
131Madagascar0.70 pts
132Switzerland0.7-0.1 pts
133Mexico0.7-0.1 pts
134Dominican Republic0.6-0.1 pts
135Argentina0.6-0.1 pts
136Mongolia0.6-0.1 pts
137Sierra Leone0.6+0.1 pts
138Benin0.6+0.1 pts
139Nicaragua0.5-0.1 pts
140Cape Verde0.5-0.1 pts
141Democratic Republic of the Congo0.5-0.2 pts
142Malta0.4-0.1 pts
143Ethiopia0.4-0 pts
144Luxembourg0.4-0.1 pts
145Guatemala0.4-0.1 pts
146Ghana0.40 pts
147Moldova0.4-0 pts
148Papua New Guinea0.3-0.1 pts
149Ireland0.2-0 pts
150Mauritius0.20 pts
151Haiti0.2+0.1 pts
152Costa Rica00 pts
152Iceland00 pts
152Panama00 pts

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About this ranking

Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP: current and capital spending on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces, defence ministries, paramilitary forces trained for military operations and military space activities. World Bank series from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

SIPRI definition, so values can differ from the NATO defence expenditure figures used for the 2% target.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 11 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Military expenditure, % of GDP (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which country has the highest military spending as a share of GDP?

Oman, with 6.6% of GDP in 2021, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest military spending as a share of GDP?

Panama, with 0% of GDP in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Military expenditure, % of GDP (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-09. 11 countries have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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